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Course Research Guide for ECON 381: Introduction to Econometrics |
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Beth Hillemann Reference & Instruction Librarian hillemann@macalester.edu (651) 696-6704 |
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Reference Resources
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Selected Reference Resources for this Course |
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| DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (REF HF1373 .H55 2000) 4th ed. Edward G. Hinkelman, ed. Novato,CA: World Trade Press, 2000. | |||
| GUIDE TO ECONOMIC INDICATORS (REF HC103 F9 1994)
2nd ed. Norman Frumkin, Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe, 1994. Each descriptions includes a definition of the indicator, tells where and when it is available, explains the methodology used to construct it, and discusses its accuracy and relevance. |
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| INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE STOCK MARKET. (REF HG4551 .I528 1999) Michael Sheimo, ed.,Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999. 2 vols. | |||
| THE NEW PALGRAVE DICTIONARY OF ECONOMICS (REF HB61
N49 1987) John Eatwell, et al., eds.London: Macmillan, 1987.
4 vols. A scholarly and comprehensive dictionary which contains signed entries on almost 2,000 topics. Most articles contain bibliographies. Subject index in volume 4. |
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Coverage: Current | Search Help | Title List |
Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Arts
& Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences)
Resource Type: Electronic Reference Resource (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: Xrefer
Description: Resource of reference materials
providing access to about 150 online reference books including
encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations
from a variety of publishers. Covers both general reference and
subject-specific reference titles for a variety of disciplines.
Allows cross-referencing across different books and provides a
unique, graphics-based Research Mapper for topic exploration.
Brief 2000 U.S. Census data is also included, which can be pulled
into a statistical tables and exported.
Statistical Resources
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Selected Statistical Resources for this Course |
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| For more statistical resources see the Web section below | |||
| DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK, annual. (REF HA17 D45) This is the official compilation of demographic data collected by the United Nations. The statistics are presented in summary tables for the world, and for individual countries. Each year features a special report. |
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| FRASER
(Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research) A new web-based archive of historical statistical data and publications, developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It currently contains over 40,000 pages of historical economic data. |
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| HANDBOOK OF U.S. LABOR STATISTICS: Employment, Earnings,
Prices, Productivity and Other Labor Data, 2000. (REF HD8051 .A63 2000) An example of a resource pulling together a wide variety of statistics on a particular topic. There are many of these in the Reference collection. Browsing this area is a good idea. |
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| INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS YEARBOOK,
annual. (REF HG61 I57) Provides summary financial statistics for countries. Most of the tables include a range of aobut 10-20 years for comparisons. (Note: the new edition arrives each year around the end of November). |
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| INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS YEARBOOK, 2 vols.,
annual. (REF HF91 .U473) Published by the United Nations, the first volume of this set is arranged by country, listing imports and exports by principal country and commodity; the second volume is arranged by commodity, listing principal importing and exporting countries. The most recent edition we have is for the year 2000 and covers a range of five years. |
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| INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL STATISTICS, 1750-1993 Tables of statistics focusing on demographics and economics, worldwide. The library has three volumes in the series: Africa, Asia & Oceania (REF HA4675 M55 1998) The Americas (REF HA175 M55 1998) Europe (REF HA1105 M5 1998) |
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LexisNexis Statistical
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| MOODY'S INDUSTRY REVIEW, updated regularly (REF HG4961
M68) Provides "key financial information, operating data, and ratios" for over 3,000 companies, organized into industries. It also provides overall industry averages. Updated throughout the year. |
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| STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF LATIN AMERICA, annual (REF
HA755 S93) This is an examples of a country- or region-specific statistical resource. There are others available, for various countries and regions of the world, in the Reference collection. |
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| STATISTICAL ABSTRACT
OF THE UNITED STATES, annual (REF HA202) Produced by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, this covers social, political and economic statistics, abstracted from original sources. It is very useful in helping to track down sources for statistics in the United States. Older editions of this are in the main collection of the library. A web version is available, beginning with the year 1995. |
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| STATISTICAL HANDBOOK ON POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD,
1999 (REF HC59.72 .P6 S73 1997) An example of a book that pulls together a wide variety of statistics on a paticular topic. There are many of these kinds of resources in the Reference collection. Browsing the collection is a good idea. |
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| STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, annual (REF HA12.5 U36) Put out by the United Nations, this is a summary of socio-economic information for all countries of the world. The tables are arranged by broad subject area and provide data for all countries for a range of years. Older volumes are in the main collection of the library. |
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World Development Indicators Online (WDI Online)
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| WORLD TABLES (REF HC59 W57) Published by the Johns Hopkins University press, this consists of tables of economic and social data taken from the files of the World Bank. Tables are arranged by country with selective comparative tables, charts and graphs at the end the volume. Note: the most recent volume of this is 1994. |
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Journals with Statistics at Macalester |
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| Newest issues located in the current periodicals area of the Macalester library. | |||
| AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS, monthly Feature articles include statistics and graphs on current trends related to American demographics. |
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| BARRON'S (newspaper), weekly Articles cover various aspects of market conditions and company performance, however, this newspaper has a wealth of information on investment statistics. Includes weekly stock prices, prices for the various exchanges, as well as bond price and information on money market funds, futures and government bonds. "Market Week" includes a variety of investment statitics. See the "Index to Statistics" in each issue for a guide. |
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| CPI DETAILED REPORT, monthly Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this provices detailed figures for the consumer price index. |
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| ECONOMIC INDICATORS, monthly Provides statistics for economic indicators in the U.S. |
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| FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN, monthly General articles are followed by a regular section on financial and monetary policy statistics in the U.S. Use the table of contents that precedes the statistics section, or the index at the back of each volume to locate particular statistics. |
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| INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, monthly Arranged by individual countries, this covers international and domestic finance, including interest rates, consumer prices, exports/imports, etc. See the Yearbook (REF HG61 I57) for historical data. |
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| MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, monthly Provides data related to employment and production trends in the U.S. |
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| SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, monthly Includes tables of leading economic indicators, interest rates, disposable income, personal income, consumer prices, etc. Index to tables is on the inside back cover. Covers the U.S. |
Finding Books & More: Catalogs
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Finding Articles & More : Indexes & Electronic Collections
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Selected Indexes & Electronic Collections for this Course |
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Coverage: 1975 - | Title List |
Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Arts
& Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences)
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor Information: EBSCOhost, EBSCO
Publishing
Description: Provides full text for nearly 4,600
scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500
peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of
academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Business & Management Practices (BusManagement)
Coverage: 1995 - | Search Help
Discipline/Topic Areas: Economics, International Studies
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor Information: Thomson Gale, OCLC FirstSearch
Description: Selective index to more than 300 management journals and trade publications. Also included are specific management-related articles from over 300 additional business sources.
Business
Source Premier 
Coverage: 1922 - | Title List Discipline/Topic Areas: Economics
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor Information: EBSCOhost, EBSCO Publishing
Description: Provides full text for nearly 3,800 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Coverage: 1991 - | Search Help Discipline/Topic Areas: International Studies, Political Science
Resource Type: Ejournal & Etext Collection (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: Columbia University Press
Description: Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings and working papers in the field of public policy and international affairs.
EconLit
Coverage: 1969 - | Search Help | Title List
Discipline/Topic Areas: Economics, International Studies
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: American Economic Association, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)
Description: Covers a wide range of literature including economic theory and application. Includes journals, books, dissertations, collective volumes, and working papers in the field of economics.
INDEX OF ECONOMIC ARTICLES, 1886- (REF
HB1 I52)
This print index is arranged in two parts: an author index and a
subject index.
JSTOR
Coverage: Date Varies | Search Help | Title List
Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences)
Resource Type: Ejournal Collection (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: JSTOR
Description: Large collection of core scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Fulltext back to their date of first publication to within the current 2-5 years.
LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: Date Varies | Search Help | Title List Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences)
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: LexisNexis
Description: Fulltext articles from newspapers, trade magazines, legal resources, medical resources, and several reference sources.
PAIS International (PAIS/Public Affairs Information Service International)
Coverage: 1972 - | Search Help
Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences)
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: OCLC Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., OCLC FirstSearch
Description: Index to journals, books, government and international publications covering global public policy and social issues.
Regional Business News
Coverage: Date Varies | Title List Discipline/Topic Areas: Economics
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor Information: EBSCOhost, EBSCO Publishing
Description: Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Coverage: 1985 - | Search Help | Title List
Discipline/Topic Areas: Multidisciplinary (Social Sciences)
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: Thomson ISI, Web of Knowledge
Description: Multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. A feature of this index is the inclusion of all cited references.
A selective guide and abstracting service to American statistical publications from private organizations and state government sources. Indexes by name, subject and categories. Note: Indexed reports that are not owned by the Macalester library are available on microfiche at the Hill Reference Library.
Note: Current issues of the Wall Street Journal are in the newspaper area on the first floor of the library; older issues are on microfilm on the Lower Level of the library.
Worldscope
Coverage: Current | Search Help Discipline/Topic Areas: Economics, International Studies
Resource Type: Electronic Index (Subscription)
Publisher/Vendor: Thomson Financial, OCLC FirstSearch
Description: Includes information from a variety of sources and documents from corporations all over the world.
Web Research
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Selected Web Resources for this Course |
Many economic and statistical resources are becoming available through the Internet. In particular, government documents and statistics. The following recommended sites have been divided into these sectons: |
U.S. Government Sites |
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Federal Reserve Board The web site of The Federal Reserve Board, this includes listings of the publications from the different branches of the Federal Reserve, including some links to fulltext web versions. Federal Reserve working papers may be found here as well. See also FRASER, above. |
| GPO
Access This is the Web site of the Government Publications Office. It contains links to many different publications from the government, including the Statistical Abstract of the United States |
| International Trade Administration |
| U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics Contains many economic indicators and statistics collected by the U.S. Government. |
| U.S. Bureau
of the Census Demographic and economic statistics and information. |
| U.S. Department
of Commerce Contains some of the sites listed above plus a whole lot more of interest to the economically-minded. In particular, take a look at the Bureau of Economic Analysis which has some interactive data sets at the industry, regional, national and international level. |
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Pointers to U.S. Government Sites: |
| Lexis/Nexis
Statistical This is listed above, but it is worth including here because it indexes both web and printed statistics and articles from the U.S. government. |
| MNCAT (the University of Minnesota's Library Catalog) |
| The University is a Depository Library for U.S. Government documents. Search MNCAT for the specific document you are interested in (e.g. FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation) , often you will find an "Internet Resource" link that will lead you to the fulltext of the document on the web. Generally, this is only true for recent publications. |
Other Countries and International Organizations |
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Monetary Fund Information on the IMF |
| OECD Information and a listing of publications of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. |
| United Nations Homepage for the United Nations, includes some statistical data. For country comparisons of basic economic and social data, try Infonation |
| World Bank Overview information on the World Bank, includes some statistical data. |
| World
Trade Organization Information on the WTO. Under the "Resources" link you can find statistics from WTO publications and research. |
Investment and Financial Sites |
| American Stock
Exchange Daily market summaries and news. |
| Forbes Web site for the business magazine. This includes current business and investment news, various lists that Forbes maintains, and a "Best of the Web" that reviews business web sites. |
| New York Stock
Exchange Daily market summaries and news. |
Metasites for Economics |
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Economics Gateway Lists lots of links for economic data and information on the Web. This is particularly strong in international economics. |
| Resources
for Economists on the Internet A good starting place for finding economic data and information on the Web. |
Working Paper Sites |
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Working Papers A browsable collection of working papers for Economics. |
| EconPapers Easy-to-use interface to the RePEc database of working papers. |
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Papers Another interface to RePEc, this contains slightly more working papers than the above. |
| National
Bureau of Economic Research Web page for the NBER, including listings of current working papers and publications. We subscribe to the NBER so you can download the papers free of charge. |
| Social Science
Research Network This site includes a large collection of working papers, most of them available for download. Click on the "Search and Download Papers" button to search the database. |
Evaluating Research Materials
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Evaluating research materials involves analyzing a resource
to determine its usefulness and appropriateness with respect to
your research project. Evaluation is important during all phases
of a research project. You must select the best and most appropriate
resources for your research. Criteria to Consider
When Evaluating Research Materials:
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Borrowing Materials & Interlibrary Loan
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Citing Your Resources
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